Fascinating Details This Exercise Covers Material in D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths , Pp
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Norse Fascinating Details This exercise covers material in d’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths , pp. 50-71 Certain fascinating situations occur only in Norse Mythology. Fill in the blanks with the details that are exclusive to Norse myths. 1. Only in Norse mythology . is knowledge created from ___________________________________ and drowned by ______________________________. His name is ______________________________. 2. Only in Norse mythology . does the god of the harvest ride on a ___________________________________, own a ___________________________________ ship, and have a horse who can run through ___________________________________. His name is _________________________. 3. Only in Norse mythology . do gnomes create an unbreakable bond from the sound of _________________________, the breath of _________________________, the spittle of _________________________, the hairs of a _________________________, the roots of a ________________________, and the sinews of a _________________________. 4. Only in Norse mythology . does the most powerful god own a grey horse named Sleipnir with ___________________ legs, speak in stately ___________________, and revitalize a friend’s ________________ that has been separated from his body. His name is ________________________________. Norse Fascinating Details (continued) 5. Only in Norse mythology . is the watchman of the gods descended from ____________________________ mothers. He also has ___________________________________ and blows a trumpet named the ________________________________. His name is ____________________________. 6. Only in Norse mythology . is the ruler of the dead pictured as a _________________ with a ____________________ named Garm. Her name is ________________________. 7. Only in Norse mythology . does a witch survive being burned at the stake ____________________________ times and is the cause of a ________________________________. Her name is _______________________________. 8. Only in Norse mythology . does the goddess of love ride in a carriage drawn by _____________________________, wear a suit of ______________________________________________________, and cry ___________________________________. Her name is _________________________. Word Bank Name Bank bear gold teeth Frey birds golden boar Freya cat paws gray cats Gullveig chewed berries hag Heimdall eight head Hel falcon feathers hound Kvasir fish mountain Odin flames nine flying three Gjallarhorn verse gnomes war gold tears woman’s beard Norse TEACHER’S KEY Fascinating Details 1. chewed berries – gnomes – Kvasir 2. golden boar – flying – flames – Frey 3. cat paws – fish – birds – woman’s beard – mountain – bear 4. eight – verse – head – Odin 5. nine – gold teeth – Gjallarhorn -- Heimdall 6. hag – hound – Hel 7. three – war – Gullveig 8. gray cats – falcon feathers – gold tears – Freya Norse Strange But True (In the Norse World) This exercise covers material in d’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths , pp. 72-95 Match the sentence beginning with the correct sentence ending. _____ 1. Odin designated the winner of a battle _____ 2. Both men and gods sometimes fought _____ 3. Odin rode into battle _____ 4. Warrior women called Valkyries _____ 5. White cloaks of swans’ feathers _____ 6. A man’s death on the battlefield _____ 7. Dead heroes lived _____ 8. The dead in Valhalla spent their time _____ 9. A goat who gave mead instead of milk _____ 10. The same hog _____ 11. The dead heroes chewed toadstools _____ 12. The body pieces strewn on the field of Ida A. adorned brave Valkyrie maidens in Midgard. B. feasting and fighting. C. to become raging mad. D. by throwing his spear over the men who would lose. E. lived on the roof of Valhalla. F. were reassembled into whole heroes before dinner. G. on his eight-legged horse. H. just for the fun of fighting. I. was butchered every morning. J. in Odin’s guesthouse, Valhalla. K. followed Odin into war. L. was determined by the Valkyries. Norse TEACHER’S KEY Strange But True 1. D 2. H 3. G 4. K 5. A 6. L 7. J 8. B 9. E 10. I 11. C 12. F .